13 Chittagong police stations resume limited operations

Activities of 13 police stations in Chattogram  have resumed on a limited basis. Of these, 11 are in the Chattogram  metropolitan area, while two are in the district.

Officials have said that all police stations in the city and district are expected to be fully operational by Sunday.

Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Additional Deputy Commissioner Kazi Mohammad Tareq Aziz said on Friday night “The activities of 11 police stations under CMP have resumed on a limited scale. These stations are Chandgaon, Bayazid Bostami, Khulshi, Panchlaish, Sadarghat, Chawkbazar, Bakalia, Pahartali, Akbarshah, Karnaphuli, and Bandar.”

He added—“Halisahar, Double Mooring, and Kotwali police stations will start limited operations from Saturday, either in their own buildings or in front of them. The activities of EPZ police station will begin at the New Mooring outpost on a limited basis, and a new building is being sought for the operations of Patenga police station.”

Chittagong District Superintendent of Police (SP) SM Shafiullah said: “There are 17 police stations in Chittagong. Among these, Patia and Chandanaish police stations have resumed operations. The remaining stations are preparing to start operations soon. Several police stations have been damaged and require repairs. However, there are some demands from the police personnel, so even if all officers do not report for duty, we are starting the operations on a limited basis.”

Chittagong city and district have a total of 33 police stations, with 17 in the district and 16 in the city.

On August 5, after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister amid a student uprising and left the country, several police stations, outposts, camps, and police boxes in the city and district were attacked, vandalized, and set on fire.

Weapons and ammunition were also looted during these incidents. Since then, the activities of the city and district police stations have been suspended.